The Conference of Baptist Ministers in Massachusetts is seeking an energetic, diligent, self-motivated, collaborative person to be our Operations Manager. This part-time position offers the opportunity to participate in a broad range of tasks and is the primary liaison between the membership of the Conference and its Board of Directors.
The Operations Manager will play a hands-on role in Conference’s administration working in close partnership with the Board's Executive Team as well as with our ministry partners to carry out and manage the operational and programmatic functions of the Conference. The job requires taking initiative, following up, and keeping track of what is going on and what needs to be done. Job duties include communications, events management, bookkeeping, and administration. While much of the job can be done remotely, the Operations Manager also needs to available to handle physical mail, banking, and in-person events.
The position will be open as of May 1.
Compensation
This new position is conceived of as a 1/4th to 1/6thtime position [roughly 40 hours a month]. The total compensation for the position is $20,000 a year. This amount is nonnegotiable. For clergy, this may be divided however seems best between salary, housing, MMBB contribution, or insurance offset.
Oasis of Faith Campus Ministries at UMass Boston continues to serve the community. It began in 1974 with the skills of Sister Sarah Small, formerly of Twelfth Baptist Church and the Rev. Jack Hornfeldt. The ministry became a separate mission unit as Oasis of Faith Campus Ministries in 2013. It is a nonprofit 501c3.
The Chaplain works as a messenger of the Good News, to give pastoral care, to encourage the use of students’ gifts and skills to create a more just society towards The Beloved Community, to provide the agape’ of Jesus and to be an ambassador of faith. While we primarily serve students, we also care for the whole community as able, and serve staff and faculty as well.
It continues as a grant and donation funded ministry. The university offers the in-kind gift of an office, internet service, and a welcome at the leadership table.
Job Description: Chaplain
The hired paid volunteer will receive a salary/stipend with the possibility of Clergy Housing and Tax offset.
The hired paid volunteer will report each month with a written report to the board on activities and data of encounters.
Qualifications:
The candidate must have a formal standing with ABC/TABCOM or the UCC and an acceptable CORI record.
The ideal candidate will be fully ordained or in the ordination track, nearing completion.
The ideal candidate will be comfortable to a very diverse community.
Note: The Chaplain is not employed by the university.
Contact: Rev. Adrienne Berry-Burton, Oasis of Faith Campus Ministry
Email resumes and two references to adriennerb@verizon.net
Cell: 617-791-4278
The Conference of Baptist Ministers in Massachusetts
P.O. Box 51096, New Bedford, MA 02745